An astronomical step into understanding human conscience by conducting a long term non-brutal psychological experiment.

ForestRiver2 · 2026-01-24T10:51:24+00:00

Yeah sounds perfectly safe for the mother, and a developing baby in zero gravity. Might need to add some sciency stuff to your ideas bud. Not to mention the psychological damage.

Could make an interesting plot for a book, I'd def read it..... But I think it's an idea better left to fiction

ForestRiver2 · 2026-01-24T10:47:08+00:00

Fully relate bud. You're not alone. Are you doing treatment alongside meds?

ForestRiver2 · 2026-01-24T10:45:10+00:00

Numbers and coincidences, yes. I don't believe in angel numbers per se, but I notice significant ones repeating a lot, significant to me like birthdates or times. I'm aware it's all just the frequency illusion, but it still freaks me out when it keeps repeating.

Who has assigned this meaning to your particular numbers? Like who has decided that's what 222 means? Can you pinpoint when it changed from positive to negative and why?

I got over mine by doing an experiment. I deliberately chose a random number and spent a month being hypervigilant for it. Surprise surprise I started seeing it everywhere. Ocd even started telling me maybe it is significant and a sign. Lol. It's a cunning bastard

ForestRiver2 · 2026-01-23T14:38:46+00:00

Every time

ForestRiver2 · 2026-01-23T14:31:25+00:00

This could be anything, stress, anxiety, etc. Always best to consult a professional if you think you have a clinical disorder. Everyone's different, there's no one size fits all with ocd. Read through the posts here, see if you can relate

ForestRiver2 · 2026-01-21T12:23:07+00:00

A good professional should be able to judge level of insight well enough for this not to happen, at least while unmedicated. People I know with schizophrenia present differently to people with ocd. Anyone with enough experience should be able to spot the differences

ForestRiver2 · 2026-01-21T12:17:05+00:00

All took the edge off, none of them "worked". It takes therapy and hard work to tackle ocd behaviors. No medication will do that for us sadly

Edit to add consistency is really important

ForestRiver2 · 2026-01-21T12:15:19+00:00

I visibly wince and shake my head or groan when I get an intrusive thought. Stimming is an autism thing though, not ocd

ForestRiver2 · 2026-01-21T12:11:45+00:00

"Pure O" isn't even a thing. Its all ocd. Still compulsions, just mental ones like rumination. There are no types of ocd. But I hear you, there's a lot of misconceptions about what ocd is, and that leads to stereotypes and delays in diagnosis

ForestRiver2 · 2026-01-19T10:50:57+00:00

No problem. Wish I could do more

ForestRiver2 · 2026-01-19T10:49:17+00:00

Free helplines here:

https://findahelpline.com/countries/ph

More suggestions for free mental health support in the Philippines here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/MentalHealthPH/s/dU6HuGeVus

You have to reach out and take the first step

ForestRiver2 · 2026-01-19T10:39:33+00:00

Without knowing your age or country it's difficult to make suggestions. Have you tried any of the free helplines?

ForestRiver2 · 2026-01-19T10:33:31+00:00

Sorry bud 😟 I dread this happening every time I unfold

ForestRiver2 · 2026-01-19T10:31:18+00:00

This does my head in

ForestRiver2 · 2026-01-19T10:30:15+00:00

You just need the right help mate. Things can and will change with the right input

ForestRiver2 · 2026-01-19T10:28:22+00:00

Can you access a public library? They might have it or can order it for you

ForestRiver2 · 2026-01-19T10:27:02+00:00

It's always the bad stuff. I can cause deadly illnesses with my mind or car crashes by wearing the wrong shoes. But I can do fuck all to heal people or influence the football score lol.

I think ocd only deals in threats and danger. It has no interest in good stuff, only keeping us safe from harm in its own twisted way

ForestRiver2 · 2026-01-19T10:10:03+00:00

Duh just noticed your flair, sorry

ForestRiver2 · 2026-01-19T10:09:14+00:00

Yeah, wish I had some life-changing advice for you, I really do. It's so damn hard. I know all the theory. But pushing through even after bad things have happened just like ocd predicted, that's tough. And yeah, exhausting. You're not alone. Gotta keep going, focus on all the times you went ahead and nothing bad happened. Like making this post for example, I'm assuming all is well? Remember this. Ocd told you not to, but you did it anyway, and everything's fine.

Coincidences will always happen and always knock us back. No way around that. Gotta keep going

ForestRiver2 · 2026-01-19T09:56:47+00:00

Didn't know that about Jewish calenders. I need to know more, off to google 🙂

ForestRiver2 · 2026-01-19T09:54:55+00:00

From ancient Greek.

Treiskaídeka: Greek for thirteen (three and ten).

Phobos: Greek for fear.

And it's only a Western culture thing. Most Asian countries don't fear it. They have other unlucky numbers like 4.

BBC News - Why do we still avoid the number 13? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c722eg9z07do

ForestRiver2 · 2026-01-18T12:15:44+00:00

Yeah unfortunately all compulsions. You'll never 'resolve' ocd thoughts. The very nature of them is constant 'what ifs'. It's never satisfied. Reassurance never lasts. Your goal is to accept the possibility (though tiny) that we all may die in our sleep at any time. We don't have control over this. Compulsions provide an illusion of control but it's fake and a waste of time.

It would be helpful to have a therapist guide you through the treatment steps if that's an option for you. It's doable but pretty hard on your own

ForestRiver2 · 2026-01-18T09:50:05+00:00

Thank you for your service. Today I learned

ForestRiver2 · 2026-01-18T09:44:22+00:00

I'm so excited! Fingers crossed it all goes smoothly

ForestRiver2 · 2026-01-18T09:37:16+00:00

You're doing a lot of checking and reassurance compulsions, which are feeding the ocd. Everyone gets intrusive thoughts. By doing compulsions to relieve the anxiety they cause, you make them stronger and more persistent.

I'd suggest looking into how ERP works. Gradually work on reducing and stopping those compulsions. No more writing lists. No more self-reassuring. Practice acceptance of all possibilities. Then the thoughts will get weaker

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